Reflections of My Life

katlupe said:
I watch a couple different YouTube channels about people who have moved to France and they are really surprised to find that none of the apartment buildings have elevators at all. Kind of like some of the buildings in NYC that don't have any. One girl had to find a guy on the street to help her carry her brand new mattress up to her apartment. The delivery man would not do it.
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Most apartment blocks around here less than 5 floors high, do not have lifts...
 

When I see people getting snippy with someone on a thread here, I just "unwatch" it and never go back. People resent anyone who receives help (known as benefits) from the government. Yes, I am also like the member who admitted to a low income (oh, boy imagine someone having a low income better make them feel bad about it). But I worked. I was also a stay at home mom to a disabled child who really needed me at home. I was fortunate to be married to a man who made a lot of money. Now my son gets SSD from his father's benefit because he could not work. It was not possible. His father died right after his 2nd SSD check and my son was qualified immediately. So his father's SS would have just gone back in the pot for someone else. May as well go to his son.

Even people with high income can have something happen in their lives to lose it all. I see people who resent anyone who is getting some kind of help due to having low income also resent billionaires. They come across to me as arrogant and are always boasting about how much they have. I have a low opinion of them no matter how much money they have. Actually people with low income who can pay all their bills and survive are the ones deserving of pride. Some people need to learn how to get along with others and what tact is. Their high income doesn't mean anything, the way they treat others does.
 
This morning my neighbor/friend and I walked 6 laps around our hallway. Our hall is quite long so it is a good walk. I washed my socks and now doing tee shirts. Washed some pots and pans that were in the sink from last night. Now eating breakfast.....hot Italian sausage and eggs. When I finish, my plan is to vacuum and some other cleaning jobs.

Remember the Food Bank of Central NY dropping off food boxes on Friday? They put them in the community room and the people who dared to take the elevator got their boxes. The other ones are sitting there on the tables..........fresh and frozen food with no refrigeration. At least I didn't have to get rid of mine this time. This is what happens when a project is done like with no manager. Like they didn't know we could not go down to get the boxes.

Today the elevator is broken again and I hope it stays that way till the inspection takes place on Tuesday.
 

I am trying to get my laundry down by doing a few pieces daily. I never thought it would take this long of not being able to use the laundry room downstairs. Blaming myself for not starting doing it up here earlier. 16 days, I guess I wear a lot of clothes. Thank goodness, I have plenty. I am not counting on the aide to come to work on Tuesday. I will probably call her or the agency to find out what the story is. If she does come, I will keep her busy with laundry and not worry about anything else. It may be too much for her going up and down the stairs so not going to make her do anything else except my mail and garbage.

Yesterday, I vacuumed thoroughly. I moved my chairs so I can get under them as well. Rabbit finds this so interesting. He quickly chose to sleep behind the recliner all day. I had put it basically in the same spot but a different position so it must have seemed different to him. I have started putting his hay in a pan on his runner (rug) so it is not so messy and that made the vacuuming so much easier yesterday. Sometimes I can come up with a good idea.

I am going to cook a pork shoulder roast in the Instant Pot this morning. As I said before, I have plenty of meat in the freezer. What I need to buy is the cheeses, bacon, eggs and food for Rabbit. I hate to buy it all from Aldi's or Price Chopper but if I use Instacart that is what I will have to do. If the aide comes tomorrow, I could use Instacart so she can go downstairs to get the bags of groceries for me. I don't think Instacart will carry it up the stairs or even inside the building.
 
Funny thing on that notice for the inspection (for this morning) it said that it could not be rescheduled for any reason! Like we would try to change it if we could not be home. But today they canceled it and changed it to tomorrow. Same thing on it about how it cannot be changed for any reason. I think a few people might mention it to them tomorrow because everyone mentioned it to me.

I figure all this inconvenience is what I have to put up for being able to live in a nice apartment that I love for a very low cost. Most people complain about high rents and utilities and I don't have to complain about that. But I do have to fill out pages of personal information that many find intrusive and won't do. To be honest, I have nothing to hide and try to be honest in all things so it doesn't really bother me. I just want the elevator fixed for good. I want to use it and not have to say a prayer every time I get in it.

Today is a dark and dreary day. My friend who walks with me had to go to an appointment this morning with her husband so I walked alone. It was not as much fun. I walked 7 laps when she got home and then she talked me into walking 2 more with her. Then I vacuum packed the ground beef I bought yesterday and made my ice cream. This time I used the vanilla Keto Chow and used cream cheese in place of the butter. Added Davinci's sugar-free raspberry syrup to it. It was very good but more like sherbet. For supper I am making a burger bowl with ground lamb, onions, peppers and Primal Kitchen ketchup. I still have not made my chaffels yet. Maybe tomorrow after the inspection.
 
katlupe said:
When I see people getting snippy with someone on a thread here, I just "unwatch" it and never go back. People resent anyone who receives help (known as benefits) from the government. Yes, I am also like the member who admitted to a low income (oh, boy imagine someone having a low income better make them feel bad about it).
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Just dropping in to say that I've found your diary, @katlupe , and will be reading when I see posts. I've enjoyed what I've read so far. I wanted to comment on the "getting snippy" thing... I've only been here since Christmas and a few days ago, I was actually shamed (well, attempted shamed) because I said I was proud to be an American. I didn't make a further response to it and I kept quiet, but oooooh how I wanted to say something. Nothing nasty, of course, but to at least stick up for my feelings and against that form of shaming... and say that I'd hope everyone in ANY country would be proud. I won't be revisiting that conversation, but it didn't sit right with me.

Anyhow, I just saw your bunny... preciousness overload for sure! :giggle:
 
CallMeKate said:
Just dropping in to say that I've found your diary, @katlupe , and will be reading when I see posts. I've enjoyed what I've read so far. I wanted to comment on the "getting snippy" thing... I've only been here since Christmas and a few days ago, I was actually shamed (well, attempted shamed) because I said I was proud to be an American. I didn't make a further response to it and I kept quiet, but oooooh how I wanted to say something. Nothing nasty, of course, but to at least stick up for my feelings and against that form of shaming... and say that I'd hope everyone in ANY country would be proud. I won't be revisiting that conversation, but it didn't sit right with me.

Anyhow, I just saw your bunny... preciousness overload for sure! :giggle:
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I am another proud American. My ancestors helped start this country way back in the very early years and ever since I have learned about them I have been even prouder.

Thank you for reading my diary here. You are welcome to come here anytime even though some of my topics are pretty much day to day in my life here. Glad you have joined........don't let anyone make you leave. Ignore them.
 
My neighbor down the hall just got home and he read that notice about the inspection on his door and freaked out.........he was swearing every which way. Very loudly. Even though I did not like it being canceled, I thought he was in bad taste since he is not a child but a 70 year old man. I wanted to tell him to act his age, but I don't interact.
 
I've got good news for a change.......my new aide will start work tomorrow! 9:30. So the inspection might be taking place when she is here but that does not matter. I want her to do my laundry. As much as she can until she has to leave. I think she said till noon. Whatever she does it will be a big help. Garbage & mail. Just a lot of stairs.
 
CallMeKate said:
Just dropping in to say that I've found your diary, @katlupe , and will be reading when I see posts. I've enjoyed what I've read so far. I wanted to comment on the "getting snippy" thing... I've only been here since Christmas and a few days ago, I was actually shamed (well, attempted shamed) because I said I was proud to be an American. I didn't make a further response to it and I kept quiet, but oooooh how I wanted to say something. Nothing nasty, of course, but to at least stick up for my feelings and against that form of shaming... and say that I'd hope everyone in ANY country would be proud. I won't be revisiting that conversation, but it didn't sit right with me.

Anyhow, I just saw your bunny... preciousness overload for sure! :giggle:
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who attempted to shame you ?.. I'll fight them for you.. :sneaky::ROFLMAO:...and why because you're American?.. this forum is 2/3rds American.. :oops:
 
So today, once more, I am waiting for the apartment inspection. Normally my apartment is very clean and neat. Not so much today. Because I had to pile stuff up along the bottom of the windows when it got cold to keep the draft out. I never had to do that like this before. Nothing has changed on the windows. Since I had to empty out my bathroom closet it takes up half of my bathroom and the shower. It annoys me something terrible. So I hope they come to my apartment early. They said 8:30-2:00 and being on the 2nd floor I figure I am somewhere in the middle unless they start on the 3rd floor.

My new aide called me yesterday and she is coming this morning! I am happy about that and hope that I can get more hours from her. It is really easy money for someone who doesn't mind easy housecleaning. 338 square feet and I keep it clean. During this time of no elevator though, I can really use her help.
 
Jean-Paul said:
In Paris most apartment buildings are 5 flights plus an attic, poor insulation. Built in 1920..1930s, no elevator or central heat. Only in last years have they been upgraded with an elevator.

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I watch YouTube videos about France (no reason why, just like the way it looks) and one couple who retired to France from the US always show the stairs to their apartment. I think it was 59. The last video I saw they went to Montmartre and had to walk up all those stairs! I think it is more than the Spanish Steps in Rome, which I did walk back then, 1981.
 
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I have been watching "Ruled Me" on YouTube. No talking. Just showing you how to make different Keto recipes. I watched the one on making breakfasts that are not bacon and eggs (which just happens to be my favorite meal of all, but sometimes I want a change). Flaxseed meal is one ingredient that I use quite often and I had run out of it some time ago and forgot to order it. Need to do so. It is also one ingredient that can be used to replaced eggs in baking and other recipes. Many times I look at a recipe now and see it uses several eggs and I think no, not at these prices. What if I don't like it?

 
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